Dear Mr. President and Ahmed

Belated Deep Thought

Here's the obligatory yet belated Deep Thought suggested to Pauli by the Obama Jihadi/Crusader one-of-these-things-is-not-like-the-other fail from a week or so back:

To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other.

Perfecto!

The proper Republican response to Obama's executive action on immigration

Even prior to yesterday's announcement by President Obama of the executive actions he will be authorizing with respect to illegal immigration there were a number of responses being bandied about. Impeach him; no, a porridge that's way too hot. Embargo his nominees: this one has a lot of traction, but is still on its face a tit-for-tat action. Pass funding bills piecemeal, each with a rider killing the amnesty attached; same tit-for-tat action. Workable, but it carries the same risk as the other of attaching the perfume of petulant Obama action to those involved.

No, when a dumb-ass charges you wildly, you aid him in his quest, stepping aside slightly, taking a grip useful to you both on him, and helpfully accelerating his skull into the wall behind you. As Pat Buchanan points out rather obviously,

But with this amnesty Obama takes custody of and responsibility for the entire illegal population. He is the patron saint of illegal aliens. And for what they do, he will be held accountable, as was Jimmy Carter for the Marielitos Castro sent and Carter welcomed.

Thus, the proper Republican response - Republicans which now control both houses of Congress - is this: well, alrighty then! Handled!

But-but-but...what about our "broken immigration system"? Oh, that. Sure.
The moment a new President is elected who understands and embraces the legislative process involving both the legislative and executive branches of government, one who understands what "faithfully execute" given law means, why, absolutely. We'll take another look at taking up immigration legislation then.

Until then, though, for the remainder of Obama's term, immigration is now and will continue to be "Obama's broken immigration system". Illegal immigrants who wanted more won't get it: sorry, see Obama. Communities whose resources may be more heavily consumed more openly now: sorry, see Obama.

Frankly, it's hard to see how Obama's actions of yesterday will change the actual status quo very much anyway, for anyone involved. Instead, in exchange for shooting a cynical wad pandering to, let's face it, mostly Hispanics, Obama has become the new prime mover of the entire issue. His only options remaining now are, or should be, to be left to live with what he has wrought or, if he's really stupid, for him to escalate further.

There's too much else to do on tax and regulatory reform for Republicans to spend any more time mired in Obama's Alinsky games, especially now that he has graciously assumed unilateral ownership of the issue.

Be generous, Republicans, be kind. Allow President Obama free and unfettered flight into the wall behind you.

How Obama will degrade ISIS

"ISIS, you mean, shameful poopyhead peckerwoods, stop it! You just stop it right now! No Arab mother could be proud of her boys doing what you're doing. You're disgraceful. No, you're beyond disgraceful. You're horrible, just horrible! I'm not only ashamed to be talking to you, I'm ashamed to be talking about you. You're contemptible! Shameful! Disgraceful!"

Pretty degrading, if you ask me. Especially the "poopyhead peckerwoods". That's gotta sting.

Dog Eater

Dianonymous sent this to me the other day.

My favorite picture, around 2:05. "If I had a dog, it would look like the one Obama ate."

Tough.

Hitler Finds Out Obama Ate His Dog

"Poor, poor Fluffy. My bed will be empty tonight."

Does anyone here speak Austrian?

Bear with the stuttering stuff at the beginning. It's sort of funny, but wait until you get to some of the real goof-ups.



Here's the source; this page has even more detail and footage of more of Boy Wonder's blunders.

Some of these are priceless. The Irish one turns out to not have been a gaffe really, but a joke (ha, ha). My favorite is around 3:50 where he reprimands the teleprompter crew.

James Delingpole Deals With the O'Bama Blarney

Painfully funny.

Ah Bejaysus and Begorrah! Oi’ll be swearin’ boi the auld shrine to the Vorgin with the shamrocks growin’ round it next to the hill where Cuchullain slew the Great Leprechaun of Kildare on St Patrick’s Day that Barack Seamus O’Toole Flaherty Joyce O’Bama is the most Irish US president that ever set foot on the Emerald Oisle, so he is, so he is.

Except, when he’s in Africa, of course, when he disappears into the dry ice and re-emerges with a grass skirt and a bone through his nose and declares himself to be Mandingo, Prince of the Bloodline of the Bonga People, Drinker of Cattle Urine, Father of A Thousand Warrior Sons, Keeper of King Solomon’s Mines, Barehanded Slayer of Lions, Undaunted Victim of the Evil Colonial British Empire.

And in the Middle East, where he is Al-Barak Hussein Obama, Protector of the Holy Shrine, Smiter of the Kuffar, Lion of the Desert, Tent-Loving-Aficionado-of-the-Oversweetened-Coffee, Chomper of Sheeps’ Eyeballs, Restorer of the Caliphate.

Etc.

Keep reading it until the end. It's a can of verbal whoop-ass to say the least. Every line hits the target.

C'est l'éruption de la fin!!

It's the final struggle, baby.

Please don't tell me you don't find this tremedously funny. This reminds me of reading all those old Zombietime photo diaries of nutzoid Frisco rallies, etc. It's a bit more sanitized, but no more sane, and just as socialist.

At first I thought AFP should have used the Internationale as the soundtrack since it's more over the top. But this works fine; you can almost smell the Vodka on the singers' breath.

Prez Kiggs Azz on Eggzpertz

And the winner is... MEDICAID!

Job creation, my butt. Derek Thompson shows us where the "stimulus" money is really going. Short answer: failing government programs.

The best explanation I've found for why the stimulus didn't work is this graph from the GAO analysis of the stimulus act. It shows pretty clearly that the 76 percent of stimulus spending through the first four months went to fill in the gaping holes in Medicaid and state budgets. In other words, the stimulus isn't acting like a pole vault lifting job creation above the baseline. It's been acting like a crutch to keep state budgets and payrolls from tumbling.

Hat tip to Mark Hemingway on the Corner who states the following:

Color me shocked. I realize there are people that think it's a noble goal, but spending billions preserving the status quo in government over the next four months while America bleeds jobs is most certainly not the rationale given to the American people who were told there was an immediate need to railroad through an economic stimulus.

Time to put away those shovels you had ready.

Sign the Petition: Free Our Health Care Now!

Great news! Last time I posted on this about a month ago, there were about 100,000 signatures. Now there are over 650,000! People are not taking this lying down.

If you haven't already PLEASE SIGN! I'm putting a link at the top over on the right sidebar. Ask all your friends and family members to sign this as well; send them an email.

My email to AFP

In a mass email, the Ohio Chapter of Americans for Prosperity asked for suggestions of "what to do next" with regards to the "Tea Parties". Following is my idea which I emailed to them. I admit at the end that I don't know if someone might already have done this:

Maybe the participants should take a cue from the original Boston Tea Party in these protests. The truth was that the colonists loved their tea, but the tax on tea angered them, so they dumped some for a powerful symbolic effect. Likewise we as modern Americans might love Chevrolets and Dodge trucks, but we are ever more infuriated in the realization that our tax money will serve to bail out and prop up these incompetent corporate hulks. Wouldn’t it be a powerful symbol if citizens took sledgehammers to automobiles easily identified as GM and Chrysler to show our disapproval of this use of our tax dollars? They could even dress in the colonial style, like George Washington with a powdered wig and everything. Or possibly wearing a Ford T-shirt and/or ball cap if budget constraints dictate.

I’ll admit this sounds pricey compared to dumping boxes of tea, but I’ll bet there are some mad-as-hell car dealers out there who, faced with being shut down by the Obama Administration, would donate some stagnant inventory for the cause. Those wishing to take swings could also be persuaded to donate to help cover costs.

I realize there might be a backlash against this demonstration. A Chevrolet is somewhat of an icon of cultural pride for Americans. But that’s the point. We would be saying “No more” and this would give us an opportunity to educate the public about why we are doing this. We would be saying, “Faced with a choice between these two powerful icons of our heritage, on the one hand that of the sleek, stylish automobile and on the other hand the freedom-loving colonial Patriot, we will choose the latter; substance over style, liberty over tyranny, humble common sense over hubristic government incompetence.” Many people have already stated that due to the bankruptcies they will never buy another one of these automotive products again. It’s a divorce of sorts, and you have to expect it to be messy. I also apologize if someone else already suggested this idea; I don’t view much television.

I didn't mention this, but I was thinking that after the smashing took place, it would be cool if a bunch of people dressed like Indians with the war paint and the feathers and loin cloths―the whole 9-yards of get-up―poured gasoline on the wreckage and lit if on fire.

Yes, I admit that this whole thing appeals to my destructive nature and my violent tendencies as a male person. But―wouldn't it be fun?

A Very Interesting Disputation

Tom's latest insightful commentary on Mary Kochan's analysis of Cd. Rigali's reaction to President Obama's reversal of the Mexico City policy is a good example of why we're happy that all those internets were invented by Al Gore.

There are good points on both sides, to be sure, but my favorite is the one with which Tom concludes.

Cardinal Rigali's use of "disappointing" is not the baffling mystery Kochan paints it to be. I think it's time that we―by "we," I mean not honest, plain-spoken people, but the tiny fraction of Catholics who read USCCB statements―stop pretending that we expect USCCB statements to be indistinguishable from fiery sermons, and simply admit, honestly and plain-spokenly, that we just want them to be fiery sermons (by "we" I mean the people who want USCCB statements to be fiery sermons). Then we can move on to the question of whether we should want that.

Emphasis mine. Because I think a fiery sermon should be a fiery sermon, and diplomatic language should be diplomatic language. Certainly if there is a "time to be silent", shouldn't there be an appointed time for both of these contrasting modes of speech "under Heaven" as it is written? Obviously the question is one of prudence and not one of belief. Back on October 29, I linked to this article written by Cardinal Rigali in my "Pile of Stuff" section in the sidebar. Excerpt:

The transcending issue of our day is the intentional destruction of innocent human life, as in abortion. We wish with all our hearts that no candidate and no party were advocating this heinous act against the human person. However, since it is a transcending issue, and even supported in its most extreme and horrific forms, we must proclaim time and time again that no intrinsic evil can ever be supported in any way, most especially when it concerns the gravest of all intrinsic evils: the taking of an innocent life.

I'm with Tom with regards to the word disappointing. There are definitely many implications to it. Like, for example, if you're an Arizona Cardinals fan, you're probably very disappointed that they lost the Superbowl. One could say "Well, you shouldn't be disappointed; they were expected to lose by 6-1/2 points by the oddsmakers." But the person saying that is probably planning to study Icelandic instead of actually watching the Superbowl, so they will never experience the moment when Arizona is up by 3 points. Similarly, Barack Obama's promise to sign FOCA on his first day as POTUS should not give us false hope, but we may hope guardedly since this has not happened quite yet. And pray.

If the Cardinal had used the word "appalling" rather than "very disappointing", don't you think someone could make a similar accusation of naivete, and "You should have been prepared for this"? The comeback is the same, that is "Of course I'm not completely surprised, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm completely appalled / horrified / dismayed / very disappointed, etc."

And just for the record, I wouldn't mind a fiery sermon from a bishop with regards to abortion. In fact, I'd welcome it. Obama would probably deny he heard it as he's done in the past vis-à-vis fiery sermons, but it would provide more evidence to the bystanders that a prophetic voice has spoken on the matter. I think there's plenty of evidence already, but that's just me.